December, 2017

Dr. Abraham “Jim” Nagy, who was named chair of the School of Medicine’s neurology department in July, is a Las Vegas native who chose to return to his roots to pursue his medical career. The youngest child of two physicians, Dr. M. Nafees Nagy, an oncologist, and Dr. Shamim Nagy, a psychiatrist, he was set to graduate from Bishop Gorman High School at age 15, but stuck around because attending Notre Dame before he was old enough to even get his driver’s license would have been “a bit awkward.” AbrahamRead More

Indian sub-continent community has donated over $111,500 to a disgraced first-term Congressman Ruben Kihuen for 2016 & 2018 congressional race. Most of the donors were proud to call themselves as a close friend of Congressman Ruben Kihuen. However, the same individuals should be calling themselves as a friend of the alleged sexual predator Congressman Kihuen. Based on the latest published reports, freshman Democrat Congressman Ruben Kihuen is accused of sexual harassment by yet another woman. The call for Congressman Kihuen to resign from the corridors of power in Washington toRead More

Hindu Mandir invites the community to host of spiritual activities in January 2018, beginning with New Year, January 1st Puja, Lohri celebrations on January 13th, and more…Hindu Mandir is located at 1701 Sageberry Drive (in Summerlin), Las Vegas NV 89144. Phone: (702) 304-9207 New Year’s Day – Monday, January 1st, 2018 Pandit ji Vishnu will be performing archana & pujas from 8.00 am to 2.00 pm. Pandit ji Brijesh will be performing archana & pujas from 2.00 pm to 8.00 pm. **Visit on new years day and pick up your Hindu Temple calendar containingRead More

Pure Indian Cuisine and Royal Banquet Hall invite you to the New Years’ Eve Party with well-known Southern California entertainers Arshad and Shazia. Pure will provide party favors along with a specially prepared Indian buffet to ring in the New Year. Buy your tickets now…

Mint Indian Bistro invites you to the New Years’ Eve Party with DJ from California and local Bollywood singer Dhruvit Shah. Welcome 2018 with party favors & champagne toast at midnight along with a sumptuous array of fine North & South Indian, Indo-Chinese, and Tibetan cuisine. Buy your tickets NOW to get a special pricing on advance purchase. Early bird special pricing ends December 26th, 2017.

ISKCON Las Vegas invites you to celerbrate New Year with Kirtans and special katha/lecture by visiting guest speaker H.G Lal Govind Das on Sunday, December 31st at the Krishna Lounge, 2760 Highland Dr. Las Vegas.

Dr. Devendrakumar Ishwarbhai Patel of Elko, Nevada cardiologist is arrested on 39-charges of unlawful distribution of prescription opioids and Medicare and Medicaid fraud. Dr. Patel, 58, is charged with 36-counts of distribution of controlled substances such as oxycodone and hydrocodone, and three counts of health care fraud. Patel is a cardiologist at his medical practice Northeastern Nevada Cardiology. The statutory maximum penalty for distribution of a controlled substance is 10 years in prison and the maximum penalty for health care fraud is 10 years in prison. He is scheduled toRead More

Professors Dinesh Chandra and Sid Pathak of the University of Nevada-Reno, Chemical and Materials Engineering Department are getting an early Christmas present with a million dollar microscope to unwrap this holiday season. It’s the latest generation of focused ion-beam scanning electron microscope. Several projects are underway at the University that will use the new equipment, and it opens new avenues of materials and advanced manufacturing research. Professor Dhanesh Chandra has been trying for several years to get funding for this specialized microscope. He just finished a three-year research project usingRead More

Infectious Disease specialist Dr. Dhaval Shah has joined hands with Dapper Companies to develop a retail, office, and movie theater project in a booming Southwest Las Vegas. The project named The Bend will be built on approximately 17.5 acres on the corner of Durango Dr. and Sunset Dr., across from newly opened IKEA. Dr. Shah, under his development firm SDP Development, owns 3.85 acres of the southwest corner of Durango and Sunset. Dr. Shah acquired the prime corner parcel in August 2014 from the Bank of Nevada for $2.5 million. Read More

Las Vegas ISKCON – International Society for Krishna Consciousness invites the community to the opening and chakra installation at their new temple in Las Vegas, on Sunday, December 17th beginning at 9:30 am.